The effect of operating conditions on aquatic worms eating waste sludge

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 943-950

  Hendrickx, T L G ^a,b   Temmink, H ^a,b   Elissen, H J H ^a,b   Buisman, C J N ^a,b  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Aquatic worms; Dissolved oxygen; Light; Sludge reduction; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; OXYGEN SUPPLY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; AQUATIC WORM; BIOLOGICAL APPROACH; BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; CONSUMPTION RATES; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS; OPERATING CONDITION; SLUDGE REDUCTION; WASTE SLUDGE;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

AMMONIA; ANNELID; AQUATIC ORGANISM; BIOREACTOR; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FOOD CONSUMPTION; LIGHT EFFECT; REDUCTION; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 60549098236     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.11.034     Document Type: Article

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